Fourth-place finishers grapple with the edge of glory
Italia
LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 19 : For the world's elite athletes, failing to grasp an Olympic medal hurts - and especially so for the person who finishes fourth, among the very best in the world but just one step short of the podium. Years of gruelling physical work and mental preparation can end with missing out on the medal places and the global recognition that they bring. At the Milano Cortina Games, German snowboarder Annika Morgan stood in the bronze medal position with one rider to go. That rider
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